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Scripture Commentary article 2023-03-09

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Apostles

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 5 on whether women were apostles in the New Testament

1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:7 1 Corinthians 15:5 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2022-11-25

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART A)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 4 on women leaders in the New Testament (Part A)

1 Cor. 12:1–30 1 Corinthians 1:11 1 Corinthians 1:16 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2010-02-20

Adam Names Eve

One of the positions that complementarians commonly hold is that male and female were created with distinct roles so that one (the male) is said to have been given the authority over the other (the female) and the fact that Adam names Eve is used as proof of the man’s authority. CMBW (The Council on

Acts 22 Exodus 1 Exodus 23 Genesis & Creation Authority & Submission Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-08

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Jesus’ commission to His apostles was to go into Judea, Samaria and the rest of the nations. Paul always went to the Jews first in every area he went to, and only when they rejected his message did he th...

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Jesus’ commission to His apostles was to go into Judea, Samaria and the rest of the nations. Paul always went to the Jews first in every area he went to,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-06

@NorthmanSpirit @MikeWingerii Yes, he was from Galilee. So were all the Jewish a

@NorthmanSpirit @MikeWingerii Yes, he was from Galilee. So were all the Jewish apostles. Jn 4:9: “The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Sama

Jn 4:9 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-12

@ymmotrojam @th3muse Deacons are administrative assistants, but this does not mean that they cannot teach or preach as Stephen demonstrated (and Phillip doing evangelistic preaching and miracles in Samaria). There are no hard and fast rules that a d...

@ymmotrojam @th3muse Deacons are administrative assistants, but this does not mean that they cannot teach or preach as Stephen demonstrated (and Phillip doing evangelistic preaching and miracles in Sa

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Theology verse entry

Numbers 12:1-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Numbers 12:1-15 Miriam,Aaron,tsaraat,prophetess,female leadership,WIM,egalitarian,Moses unique mediator,Deborah,Huldah,Micah 6:4
Theology greek term

צָרַעַת (ṣāraʿat)

skin disease / ritual leprosy (Lev 13-14)

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Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Acts 8:1 — all believers scattered except the apostles, showing persecution targeted non-leaders

The persecution resulted in everyone fleeing Jerusalem except the apostles. If persecution targeted leaders, the non-leaders should have stayed.

Acts 8:1 persecution argument Acts 8:1
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Acts 1:8 establishes the progressive geographic expansion of the gospel: Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, uttermost parts of the earth

Survey of Acts chapter 1

Acts 1:8 Judea Great Commission Acts 1:8 progressive revelation
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Acts 8:1 -- Saul's persecution scatters the church throughout Judea and Samaria, fulfilling the Acts 1:8 progression

Survey of Acts chapter 8

Acts 8:1 Acts 1:8 Acts 8:1 Acts 1:8 progressive revelation
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Acts 11:19 reveals that scattered believers preached only to Jews -- the assumption was still that the gospel was exclusively for Jews

Survey of Acts 8 and 11:19

Acts 11:19 Acts 8:5 Gentile mission Acts 11:19 Acts 8:5
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

The Holy Spirit did not fall on the Samaritan believers until Peter and John came and laid hands on them -- the Apostles were required to officially open the gospel to the Samaritans

Analysis of Holy Spirit delay in Samaria

Acts 8 John (Apostle) Acts 8 Holy Spirit Peter (Apostle)
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Acts 9:31 summary: the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria is at peace and growing -- still entirely Jewish in composition

Survey of Acts 9:31, state of the early church

Acts 9:31 Jewish believers early church Acts 9:31
Mike Winger idea 2023-06-09

Baptized Believer, but Not Indwelled?: Acts 8: 16 says that believers in Samaria were baptized but hadn’t yet received the Spirit. Can one believe and be baptized without receiving the Spirit?

Q&A question: Baptized Believer, but Not Indwelled?

Acts 8 Acts 8 baptism